PlanetPhillip http://www.planetphillip.com Finishing Half-Life is just the beginning! Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:26:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 FileFront Direct http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/filefront-direct/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/filefront-direct/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:18:55 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7836 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3I still have a lot of unsorted files and the work to reformat and upload them has gone slower than expected. I have therefore decided to upload them "as is" and make them available to all. I will continue to update the older maps and mods with screenshots and reformatted files. I will then remove the file from the unsorted list. Basically, if it's not listed here or on the map or mod page, I proabably don't have it. ]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/filefront-direct/feed/ 4 Steam Hardware and Software Survey http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/steam-hardware-and-software-survey/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/steam-hardware-and-software-survey/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:51:55 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7835 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 So, for whatever reason, Steam asked me if I wanted to participate in their survey. Being a kind and helpful person by nature I clicked YES. Answered the few questions it asked about connection speed and microphone and then clicked next. Off it went to collect my system's specs and all was fine until I decided to scroll down through the list to see what I had.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/steam-hardware-and-software-survey/feed/ 19 Maze Of Death – Half-Life 2 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/maze-of-death-half-life-2/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/maze-of-death-half-life-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:14:03 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/maze-of-death-half-life-2/ Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 A seemingly simple map, that has brick walls, set in a maze design. Includes, Combine soldiers, zombies, fast zombies and a rather unhelpful Alyx. This was originally released in December 2004 and I have updated the post to include new screenshots and working download servers. It will revert back to its original publish date of December 2005, in one month.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/maze-of-death-half-life-2/feed/ 6 One House – Half-Life 2 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/one-house-half-life-2/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/one-house-half-life-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:13:59 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7832 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 "A small house surrounded by zombies. The neighborhood was all dead and the only survivor was you. Survive the attack of the zombies, weapons and ammos are inside the house and a terrace. Ammunition is limited, so save money!"]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/one-house-half-life-2/feed/ 1 This Week’s TV Guide http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/this-weeks-tv-guide/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/this-weeks-tv-guide/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:02:45 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7830 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Citizen GreyAcumen wrote to the City 17 Times' offices this week to remind us that choosing TV shows to watch is difficult without knowing what is on and when! So this week we present our TV GUIDE:]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/this-weeks-tv-guide/feed/ 10 Theme tweak and some new features http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/theme-tweak-and-some-new-features/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/theme-tweak-and-some-new-features/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:19:45 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7819 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Unless you are reading this in your RSS reader you will have noticed that I have tweaked the theme. I felt it was time for a change but nothing too drastic. Below you will find the details of the changes, along with the description of the new features. If you encounter a problem, please post the details here]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/theme-tweak-and-some-new-features/feed/ 42 Deep Resonance – Half-Life 2: Ep2 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/deep-resonance-half-life-2-ep2/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/deep-resonance-half-life-2-ep2/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:58:07 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7824 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Deep Resonance is a total conversion taking you to a near-future Russia. "In 2018, a nuclear experiment goes wrong causing a new, violent war, between US and Russia. The world as we know it is gone, and people take refuge in giant high-tech fortresses to survive the nuclear warfare."]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/deep-resonance-half-life-2-ep2/feed/ 20 The PlanetPhillip Beta Testers Collective http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/the-planetphillip-beta-testers-collective/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/the-planetphillip-beta-testers-collective/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:11:14 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7823 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3I am pleased to announce that this project is now live! The Beta Testers Collective is a group of players who believe that beta testing should be taken seriously and done systematically. We believe in communicating feedback in clear and concise language.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/the-planetphillip-beta-testers-collective/feed/ 17 Motion Blur in Episode Two http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/motion-blur-in-episode-two/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/motion-blur-in-episode-two/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:44:42 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7818 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3I'm not the smartest person in the world nor the dumbest but I've just noticed that Episode Two has motion blur. This could have been included weeks or even months ago but I only noticed it a couple of days ago. Makes me wonder what other features I've missed.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/motion-blur-in-episode-two/feed/ 35 Nightmare House 2 – Half-Life 2: Ep2 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/nightmare-house-2-half-life-2-ep2/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/nightmare-house-2-half-life-2-ep2/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:56:47 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7815 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Nightmare House 2 is a free, horror-themed first person shooter modification, and the direct successor of "Nightmare House". The story resumes with the player lost and confused in a hospital known as "Never Lose Hope". With no understanding of how you came to be there, there's only a vague memory of the mysterious, haunting girl from Nightmare House. Soon it will be difficult to determine between a dream and reality. How long will it take you to realize that escape is not an option?]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/nightmare-house-2-half-life-2-ep2/feed/ 38 Around the Community 006 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/around-the-community-006/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/around-the-community-006/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:13:14 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7797 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Hello and welcome to another community round up. Not so much this week, but still some great items. Please remember, I am not responsible for the content of other websites. Don't forget to send me your news by email and your URL if you want a credit link.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/around-the-community-006/feed/ 2 Poll Question 187 – Should games or mods use famous voice actors? http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-187/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-187/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:32:37 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7814 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 You've probably seen the recent Portal 2 videos and news about the voice of Wheatley; the companion in Portal 2. When they first released a video it apparently had one of Valve workers voicing the part and , at least for me, I thought he did a great job. However, then came the announcement that Stephen Merchant was doing the voice.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-187/feed/ 37 Canal Run – Half-Life 2: Ep2 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/canal-run-half-life-2-ep2/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/canal-run-half-life-2-ep2/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:57:01 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7809 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 This was the winning entry in a recent FacePunch.Com mapping competition. Using the buggy, drive through the dry canals and stop when you need to. Let's hope you are not scared of heights!]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/canal-run-half-life-2-ep2/feed/ 9 BreenGelina! Are the rumours true? http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/breengelina-are-the-rumours-true/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/breengelina-are-the-rumours-true/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:01:45 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7807 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 In shock news today we hear that Brad Pitt has been dumped by Angelina Jolie, but the news doesn't stop there, oh no! Apparently Angelina has been having an affair behind Brad's well oiled and muscular back, with none other than City 17's incredible Dr. Breen.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/breengelina-are-the-rumours-true/feed/ 4 Mountain Caves – Half-Life 2: Ep2 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/mountain-caves-half-life-2-ep2/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/mountain-caves-half-life-2-ep2/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:23:53 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7808 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 This was an entry for a competition at FacePunch.com. Work your way up the mountain path and then through the caves until you reach.....well, let's see how far you get.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/mountain-caves-half-life-2-ep2/feed/ 19 Audio Interview with Christopher Dollard http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/audio-interview-with-christopher-dollard/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/audio-interview-with-christopher-dollard/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:51:28 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7800 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 I sat down and chatted with Christopher Dollard, the author of Gamma Energy and you can hear the whole thing below. We chat about a number of different things and I challenge him on why those last two chambers are so freaking hard! You will be pleased to know I am streaming this interview, rather than only making it available as an MP3 file. In addition it's running on my new media player, which I'll skin to look a little more in keeping with the site. If you prefer, you can download the file from FileFront. It's about 16Mb and lasts 34 minutes. The stream version is below. Enjoy.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/audio-interview-with-christopher-dollard/feed/ 8 Platoon – Half-Life 2 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/platoon-half-life-2/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/platoon-half-life-2/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:02:17 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7799 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 A simple map, whyere you are part of a small platoon of Civil Protection, whose task is to clear the streets of rebels and zombies.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/platoon-half-life-2/feed/ 29 Poll Question 186 – Should mods release demos? http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-186/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-186/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:10:39 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7798 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 I originally used to believe that the bigger mods should release demos. I viewed things from the perspective of retail sales. A player is a customer and a mod a product. Players "pay" for their mod by the time and effort of downloading and keeping up to date. To convince players that they should play a particular mod, a demo could be used to show how good a mod is. I no longer believe that's true.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-186/feed/ 14 Around The Community 005 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/around-the-community-005/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/around-the-community-005/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:49:04 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7790 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Hello and welcome to another community round up. My apologies for being 2 days late this week. Seems like it's more videos than anything this week. Please remember, I am not responsible for the content of other websites. Don't forget to send me your news by email and your URL if you want a credit link.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/around-the-community-005/feed/ 5 What have the Combine ever done for us? http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/what-have-the-combine-ever-done-for-us/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/what-have-the-combine-ever-done-for-us/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:01:44 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7791 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 When patrolling through the streets of our beautiful city, I often hear the mumbling and grumbling of ungrateful citizens. The most common question I hear is "What have the Combine ever done for us?". I can't help but think back to our decadent days and ways and the first thing that springs to mind is Monty Python's scene from the Life of Brian. So, let's take a moment a think about what the Universal Union have done for us.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/what-have-the-combine-ever-done-for-us/feed/ 26 Around The Community 004 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/around-the-community-004/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/around-the-community-004/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:45:43 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7780 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Hello and welcome to another community round up. A few new mods and some other stuff this week. Please remember, I am not responsible for the content of other websites. Don't forget to send me your news by email and your URL if you want a credit link.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/around-the-community-004/feed/ 12 Poll Question 185 – How Long Do You Leave Between Replaying Mods? http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-185/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-185/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:10:56 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7789 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 I read quite a lot but recently I haven't had access to new books, so I have had to start re-reading some old ones. Some I remember very well and stop reading almost before the end of the first chapter, others seemed to have faded from memory and only some things are familiar. At first i thought it was simply the amount of time between each reading but now I don't think it's that simple. I then thought it was how much I enjoyed the book the first time, and again, I now don't. To be honest I'm not sure exactly what it is, but it's interesting.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-185/feed/ 12 Portal Memories: Chapter 2 – Portal 1 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/portal-memories-chapter-2-portal-1/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/portal-memories-chapter-2-portal-1/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:47:22 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7787 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 This is the second chapter and takes place in a central base and a house. Each time you need to collect the "eye balls" the house is in a different state. Portal Memories is a mod based on the Portal 2 Mappack. The idea behind this is to make an episodic mod, which you can play as it grows and every new chapter will be based on a whole new theme. The basic concept is the following: You start at the main room. Use the portal machines to visit the chambers and gather all the eye balls. Bring them to the main room and open the gate leading to the next chapter]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/portal-memories-chapter-2-portal-1/feed/ 2 Portal Memories: Chapter 1 – Portal 1 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/portal-memories-chapter-1-portal-1/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/portal-memories-chapter-1-portal-1/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:47:13 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7786 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 This first chapter takes place in a Portal 2 style setting. Portal Memories is a mod based on the Portal 2 Mappack. The idea behind this is to make an episodic mod, which you can play as it grows and every new chapter will be based on a whole new theme. The basic concept is the following: You start at the main room. Use the portal machines to visit the chambers and gather all the eye balls. Bring them to the main room and open the gate leading to the next chapter.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/portal-memories-chapter-1-portal-1/feed/ 4 Factum Solus Ep1 – Portal 1 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/factum-solus-ep1-portal-1/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/factum-solus-ep1-portal-1/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:47:09 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7784 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 This single player Portal mod features, new soundtrack, new level transitions, custom voice acting and some clever puzzles. There's also a cool introduction video. This is the first episode and as such I have added "Ep1" to the title.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/factum-solus-ep1-portal-1/feed/ 11 “Headlines not funny enough”, says Breen, as he threatens to close newspaper, we say “Yes, you are right, sorry, we’ll try harder next time”, he says “Good luck with that and by the way, why are there no funnies in the newspaper, I like to read them when I’m taking a dump”. http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/headlines-not-funny-enough/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/headlines-not-funny-enough/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:01:46 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7781 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 In a shock development, City 17 Times recieved word from Dr. Breen's office, via a weekly audio broadcast, that the quality of the headlines of this newspaper weren't funny enough. As the wave of depression swept through both rooms of our extensive offices, reporters could be seen jumping from the windows in a futile attempt to rid themselves of the shame.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/headlines-not-funny-enough/feed/ 7 Gamma Energy – Portal 1 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/gamma-energy-portal-1/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/gamma-energy-portal-1/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:36:44 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7782 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Gamma Energy is a mod that contains over 30 chambers and requires a variety of portal techniques to complete. This is no obvious story and you simply play as the original protagonist from Portal.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/gamma-energy-portal-1/feed/ 22 Half-Life: Nostalgia Project Now Online http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/half-life-nostalgia-project-now-online/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/half-life-nostalgia-project-now-online/#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:47:26 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7777 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 I am very pleased to announce that the Half-Life: Nostalgia Project is now online. It has its own mini-site, but is still part of PlanetPhillip.Com. It's not perfect and still needs some work but it's 95% finished, so I thought it should be made available. I would like to thank David Johnston for allowing me to recreate the site and Joe Capuano for supplying most of the files.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/half-life-nostalgia-project-now-online/feed/ 13 Poll Question 184 – Are you interested in a recreation of the leaked HL2 beta? http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-184/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-184/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:39:09 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7776 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Each month seems to see the announcement of a new mod whose objective is to release a recreation of the leaked beta. The four I have heard of are: Project Terminal, Beta Source, Anonbeta mod and Missing Information. Seems a shame that so many people are working on more or less the same thing when they could be A: working together (although that's a lot easier said than done) or B: working on something original. Obviously a lot of people love this sort of thing but are players really that interested? You tell me.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-184/feed/ 18 Around The Community 003 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/around-the-community-003/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/around-the-community-003/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:15:43 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7750 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Hello and welcome to another community round up. Lots of mod updates this week, so, find a comfortable chair and a pack of snacks and get reading! Please remember, I am not responsible for the content of other websites. Don't forget to send me your news by email and your URL if you want a credit link.]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/around-the-community-003/feed/ 6